Out with the old, in with the new(er)
#1
Racer
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Out with the old, in with the new(er)
I just drove this 2016 2LZ M7 home yesterday after selling my 2000 last week, after 16+ years of faithful service.
From this:
to this:
I took it across mostly country roads from the dealer - all I can say is 'wow'! I'm looking forward to many great years with this one as well.
From this:
to this:
I took it across mostly country roads from the dealer - all I can say is 'wow'! I'm looking forward to many great years with this one as well.
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2024 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C6 of the Year Winner - Unmodified
2020 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2019 C6 of Year Finalist (appearance mods)
Congrats. on the very sharp upgrade!
Your C7 Z06 convertible looks great!
Here's too many miles of smiles and enjoyment.
Your C7 Z06 convertible looks great!
Here's too many miles of smiles and enjoyment.
Last edited by rkj427; 06-09-2018 at 03:48 PM.
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2022 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
Finalist 2020 C7 of the Year -- Modified
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C5 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
2018 C5 of Year Finalist
Congrats! Beautiful Z06 vert.
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Le Mans Master
Nice car!
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Racer
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Thanks! Yes I am thinking about those - perhaps painted body color. It's funny, I had planned my route home and one of the first side roads was freshly resurfaced. I winced as the gravel pinged off the body, even though I slowed to almost a crawl. I don't see any damage though.
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Awesome upgrade, enjoy it.
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Love the red interior - works very well on that car.
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Congratulations on your new C7 convertible !
I own a 15 vert Z06 and absolutely love it. I really like the fact that you have the body-colored hood vent / louvers and and the side vents in body color.
I presume your tail-light surrounds are also in body color. A lot of folks really like the shark-gray vents for contrast, but I am old school and like the body-colored vents all around.
A number of posters have said to install side skirts and I could not agree more with them - body color painted or aftermarket in carbon fiber.
To many years of fun and smiles !
best - Dave
I own a 15 vert Z06 and absolutely love it. I really like the fact that you have the body-colored hood vent / louvers and and the side vents in body color.
I presume your tail-light surrounds are also in body color. A lot of folks really like the shark-gray vents for contrast, but I am old school and like the body-colored vents all around.
A number of posters have said to install side skirts and I could not agree more with them - body color painted or aftermarket in carbon fiber.
To many years of fun and smiles !
best - Dave
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Racer
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Congratulations on your new C7 convertible !
I own a 15 vert Z06 and absolutely love it. I really like the fact that you have the body-colored hood vent / louvers and and the side vents in body color.
I presume your tail-light surrounds are also in body color. A lot of folks really like the shark-gray vents for contrast, but I am old school and like the body-colored vents all around.
A number of posters have said to install side skirts and I could not agree more with them - body color painted or aftermarket in carbon fiber.
To many years of fun and smiles !
best - Dave
I own a 15 vert Z06 and absolutely love it. I really like the fact that you have the body-colored hood vent / louvers and and the side vents in body color.
I presume your tail-light surrounds are also in body color. A lot of folks really like the shark-gray vents for contrast, but I am old school and like the body-colored vents all around.
A number of posters have said to install side skirts and I could not agree more with them - body color painted or aftermarket in carbon fiber.
To many years of fun and smiles !
best - Dave
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Nice car congrats! My 16' didn't have side skirts. I had some rock chips on the rear fender vents. Don't know if the skirts would have stopped them or not. I hear them hitting my ZO6 carbon when I drive. I had the primary contact areas wrapped. The skirts just get in the way getting in an out! Good luck. Sorry to see the steeing wheel prob. Strange.
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Congratulations! From the comparison shots, I'd nickname the new one "Mack the Knife!" So angular, sharp and cutting edge. The C5's smooth, curvy Italian designer-style lines with nary a sharp angle might one day be considered a real corvette classic; as radical as the angular 60's c2 moving away from the '50s rounded c1.